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A review by writerrhiannon
The Hollow Ones by Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan
3.0
I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
I wanted to read this book because I have been dipping my toe into some horror novels (physiological more than bloody or jump scare horror.) This was a quick read for me and I liked the main theme of the story. However, I had problems with the fetishization of the Palo Mayombe and hoodoo religions and the use of prominent racial themes in 1960s Mississippi such as lynchings, church burnings, and the KKK.
The subtitle The Silence Tapes Book 1, (the character of John Silence in the ARC version will be named Hugo Blackwood in the final version) gives me hope that any following books in this series will give more tape transcripts...and more of library scenes!
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I wanted to read this book because I have been dipping my toe into some horror novels (physiological more than bloody or jump scare horror.) This was a quick read for me and I liked the main theme of the story. However, I had problems with the fetishization of the Palo Mayombe and hoodoo religions and the use of prominent racial themes in 1960s Mississippi such as lynchings, church burnings, and the KKK.
The subtitle The Silence Tapes Book 1, (the character of John Silence in the ARC version will be named Hugo Blackwood in the final version) gives me hope that any following books in this series will give more tape transcripts...and more of library scenes!
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